THE AIM OF THE ÃO PROJECT IS TO ACHIEVE AN INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF AN INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM. THE INNOVATION RELATED TO THE INTEGRATION OF A DIGITAL SENSOR DIRECTLY IN THE VALVE ALLOWS FOR MONITORING OF THE VALVE OPERATION FROM THE PRODUCTION LINE TO ENABLE DIAGNOSTICS DURING THE WHOLE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT AND NOT ONLY DURING MAINTENANCE. THE DISTINCTIVE ASPECT OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION IS THAT OF THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE, WHICH Ê LIMITED TO THE GEOMETRIC SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VALVE AND THEREFORE MAY BE LINKED TO A LARGE SCALE OF PRODUCTS TO BE USED ON DIFFERENT SIZE AND USE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, THE SENSOR PUò SHALL BE APPLIED BOTH ON RECLAIMED VALVES AND ON NEW VALVES. THIS INHERENTLY DEFINES THE SENSOR AS A KEY DELIVERABLE OF THE PROJECT. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THE COR PROJECT